FREE ESSAY ON DEFINITION ESSAY (LOYALTY)

DEFINITION ESSAY (LOYALTY)

It's a beautiful fall afternoon, and the new folliage has made the New Hampshire air fresh
and crisp. A man takes
his dog's leash of the hook on the back of the laundry room door, and with a little
jingle the dog comes running out
of the living room right to the man's feet. He clips the leash, and the dog is all over
him until they get outside. They
make for the path that starts in his backyard, but knows no end. As they get deep into
the tunnel of reds,oranges,and
yellows, the path they are walking on turns around the corner of a big rock, and into to
a huge black bear. The man
in his red flannel shirt and North Face vest freezes and the bear bats him to the ground
with his paw. At this, the 70
pound dog charges at the massive bear and again the bear raises his mighty paw to knock
the dog up against a tree,
and unconcious. After about an hour, the dog comes around to find his owner is laying
dead in a pile of dried up
leaves. The dog stands up with a bit of a limp, and makes his way over to his owner. He
nudges him behind the
elbow as if he wants the dead man to pet him. When there's no reaction from the man, he
circles around once, lies
up against the man's cold side, and closes his eyes.
There are three parts to the definition of loyalty, and this dog displays all of them.
The first part of the definition
is unconditional love. As soon as the dog knew what the man wanted to do, he was at his
feet. The second part of
the definition is giving up rational thought and representing whoever or whatever you're
loyal to. Not only was it
obvious that the dog had no chance against the bear, but he also could have easily ran to
safety. The last part of the
definition, is the willingness to lay down and die for someone or something. The dog
could have found his way back
home, but he didn't want the home without his life long companion.
The first part of Loyalty is easy to understand; unconditional love. When people get
married, they take a vow of
unconditional love that is very much along the lines of loyalty. Phrases like, "through
sickness and health", "through
rich and through poor", and "until death do us part" are all phrases important to the
idea of loyalty. To be willing to
give up your heart and soul to someone. When you give this vow, you know that your spouse
has said these exact
words to you, and that you will always have a fond supporter. When you're sick, and all
your money's gone, you
know that all the time and effort you've given to this person will be given back to you.
It sounds ridiculous that loyalty involves giving up rational thought just to represent
the one you're loyal to, but
it's probably the most important part of the three. It's like the end of the movie
Braveheart. William Wallace, a
Scottish leader, has been sentenced to death by the King of England. If he pledges
allegiance to England, he will be
decapitated. If he doesn't he will be tortured to death. Obviously he is going to die
either way, but he is loyal to
Scotland and will not pledge allegiance to England. It would be rational thinking to get
your head chopped off
quickly and easily. Right before he is to be tortured, he is offered some kind of drug,
from one of his friends, that
will make him num., but he doesn't want it, because he wants to make sure that he won't
scream during the torture,
showing any disloyalty to Scotland. This is not only the most important part of the
definition, but it's also the
hardest to stand by.
There are many stories of parents giving up kidneys and other organs for their sick
children. These parents are
willing to die for their children. They would rather have their child live than
themselves. They make their child's
life more important than their own. This is the third and final piece of loyalty. The
willingness to lay down and die
for someone or something. Like the dog in the story, not only was he willing to give his
life for his master's, but
once his master was gone, he might as well have died too. 
Being loyal to someone or something is not very easy. In our world today it's hard to
find true loyalty. Loyalty is
one of the biggest commitments someone can make. It's a life long promise to someone
letting them know they can
fall back on you. It's a very hard thing to do, but it's absolutely worthwhile. If you
believe in what you're doing,
you will carry it out until the end. If you choose a life of loyalty, it will guide you
and control you, but you will
benefit greatly in personal gain.